US 7,552,496 B2
Body care brush
Bruno Oberli, Eichfeldstrasse 1A, 3612 Steffisburg (Switzerland)
Appl. No. 11/579,878
PCT Filed May 10, 2005, PCT No. PCT/CH2005/000261
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Feb. 08, 2007,
PCT Pub. No. WO2005/107545, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 17, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 830/04 (CH), filed on May 11, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2008/0028550 A1, Feb. 07, 2008
Int. Cl. A47K 7/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 15—21.1  [4/606; 601/114] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A body care brush, comprising:
a brush holder; and
a brush which can be attached rotatably to the brush holder,
the brush holder having a drive unit in which an electric motor for driving the brush is fitted in a manner protected against water,
wherein the brush is hollow and is open at the bottom and can be pulled over the drive unit in such a manner that it is driven by the electric motor via an entraining element, and
wherein the brush holder comprises a curved tube, a console which is open at the top and is intended for a motor holder, a battery holder for accommodating batteries for feeding the electric motor, and a transition piece which can be adjusted in an infinitely variable manner along a sliding rail which can be fastened to a wall.